HumanismPsychology Press, 1997 - 152 pages Definitions of humanism as educational movement, philosophical concept or existential ‘life stance’ have evolved over the centuries as the term has been adopted for a variety of cultural and political purposes and contexts, and reactions against humanism have contributed to movements such as structuralism, postmodernism and postcolonialism. Tony Davies offers a clear introduction to the many uses of this influential yet complex concept, and this second edition extends his discussion to include:
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Contents
The Birth of Modernity | 13 |
Liberal Humanism | 26 |
From Humanism to Antihumanism | 35 |
Modernism and Antihumanism | 47 |
Socialist Humanism and Theoretical Antihumanism | 57 |
The Death of | 69 |
on the word | 125 |
NOTES | 138 |
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